Caroline Wozniacki forgot her $1.45 million check at the U.S. Open

After fulfilling her duties as U.S. Open runner-up following her finals loss to bestie Serena Williams, Caroline Wozniacki headed back to Manhattan, putting tennis in the rear view as she prepared to enjoy New York Fashion Week, where she’d hobnob with celebrities and get some haircare tips demands from Anna Wintour. It had been a tremendous comeback summer for the former world No. 1, who played her best tennis in years and made it back to her first Grand Slam final since 2009.

That U.S. Open run would also pay handsomely. Finishing second at the U.S. Open brings a $1.45 million runner-up check. Except in order to get that check you actually have to remember to take it, which Wozniacki had not. So, Wozniacki’s car had to turn around to go back to Queens. Thirty minutes after leaving the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, she was back to pick up her winnings.

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That tidbit leads an excellent Wall Street Journal profile of Wozniacki and the business opportunities that await her. Monica Langley uses that story to show how Wozniacki is mostly indifferent to her marketing power and earnings potential. As Langley also notes, Wozniacki forgot to ask about a $500,000 incentive bonus from sponsors that was triggered by her play.

The whole story is a terrific read that’s fortunately not behind the newspaper’s paywall (for now). Go read it, especially to find out why Roger Federer left a chocolate bar in Wozniacki’s locker at the Open.

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